Full-time
Venture Analyst - UniQuest Extension Fund (UEF)
Applications close COB Thursday 6 August 2026
About the role
Venture Analyst
- Back founders.
- Spot patterns.
- Help build the next wave of breakthrough companies.
Venture takes more than intelligence. It takes judgement, instinct, and the ability to connect.
We’re looking for someone with strong analytical instincts, but also the ability to build rapport quickly, communicate clearly, read a room, and represent the Fund well across a wide range of stakeholders. This role sits at the intersection of investment judgement, relationship-building, and execution.
If you’re the kind of warm personality who is naturally curious, commercially minded, sharp with detail, and easy to talk to – this could be a very good fit.
What this role is
An early-career role in private market investing, designed for someone who wants specialist development in early-stage venture investment rather than public markets or generalist finance. The role supports the UEF team across sourcing, triage, diligence, investment materials, transaction support, portfolio reporting and workflow improvement.
About you
What makes someone good at this
Yes, the role needs intellectual capability. But that’s only part of it.
The best candidates for this role will combine:
- clear thinking — you can break down ambiguous problems quickly
- good judgement — you can distinguish signal from noise in messy situations
- strong communication — written and verbal
- emotional intelligence — you deal well with different personalities and situations
- a warm, engaging style — people enjoy interacting with you
- real curiosity about startups and investing — you genuinely want to understand how early-stage companies work
This team works with founders, co-investors, advisors, internal stakeholders and technical experts. While analytical ability matters, credibility, likeability and communication effectiveness matter too. Relationship management is described in the role as a critical component of success.
AI-first, by default
This role sits inside an AI-forward workflow. The team is actively improving efficiency through the use of generative and agentic AI in sourcing, investment and portfolio support functions, and the role is specifically expected to contribute to that effort.
That means you should be excited by questions like:
- How can this process be faster?
- What can be automated?
- How can AI improve the quality of analysis, drafting or workflow design?
You do not need to be an engineer — but you do need to be interested in working intelligently with tools.
What we’re looking for
You’ll likely have:
- a Bachelor’s degree from a strong university, ideally in a technical or analytical field such as engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry or finance
- strong academic capability and excellent comprehension and communication skills
- interest in startups, venture capital and early-stage company building
It would be useful if you also have:
- exposure to a startup, accelerator or venture fund environment
- strong Excel capability and comfort with analytical work
- coding, Python, AI workflow or related technical skills
- good commercial instincts and the confidence to express a view respectfully and clearly
Who this won’t suit
This role is not aimed at graduates seeking a public markets pathway. It is much closer to private equity / venture investing, where information is incomplete, judgement matters, and the work is often unstructured. The role is explicitly focused on startup opportunities, due diligence, founder interaction, and early-stage investment support.
It may not suit someone who wants:
- highly structured work with fixed answers
- a purely quantitative desk role
- minimal stakeholder interaction
- a public equities or markets career track
Why this is a rare role
You’ll get early exposure to:
- real startup investing
- live founder and investor interactions
- investment writing and decision support
- commercial, technical and legal pattern recognition in early-stage companies
- a team environment where communication, judgement and initiative are noticed
This is a role for someone who is smart, personable, switched-on, and genuinely energised by startups.
Key responsibilities
You’ll work closely with seasoned investment professionals in a high-performance fund and get real exposure to:
- new startup opportunities entering the funnel;
- first-pass commercial, technical and financial analysis;
- investment memos and Investment Committee preparation;
- legal and transaction document review support;
- portfolio performance reporting, including fair value, IRR and MOIC analysis;
- ecosystem engagement with founders, co-investors, accelerators and internal stakeholders;
This is not a spectator role. You’ll be expected to contribute.
